Friday, August 07, 2015

Kelby Tomlinson batting second

If the Giants expect to finish the year with a West title or a Wild Card
berth they will have to be able to count on their pitchers. I'm not
picking on Heston, he's had a couple of poor outings but has otherwise
been superb, just pointing out the obvious. We saw them lose a game in
Atlanta with two blown saves. The staff has to step up here in the final
three innings. In the bad news department FNG Mike Leake will not make
his scheduled start due to a hamstring injury. Ryan Vogelsong gets the
ball tomorrow instead.
This season will likely come down to the final week. The Giants have
peeked at first place a couple of times, a half game up and a half game
down, but have mostly resided in second and stayed within striking
distance of leaders Los Angeles. I expect the close race will continue
until the end. The Giants have the intangibles like Veteran Savvy
Clutchness and championship DNA and all that. The questions are about
the tangibles. Do they have enough pitching for the final push? Will
they survive injuries and bad luck the rest of the way? It's going to be
fun finding out, eh?
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
p.s. I'm really digging Kelby Tomlinson's geek-chic spectacles. Wouldn't
you know I switched to a similar look just this week? Indeed, I ditched
my usual wire frames for horn-rims. Fashions in "eyewear" (we used to
call them "glasses") have ebbed and flowed between the two since I was a
lad. I don't know what inspired the change for me, just a random "that
one looks good" spoken to the optician at my fitting session a few weeks
back. If I'm accused of being a Kelby copy-cat I won't mind!